Clinical Documentation Specialist

Clinical Documentation Specialist - AdventHealth Shawnee Mission

All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

- Vision, Medical & Dental Benefits from Day One

- Student Loan Repayment Program

- Received Magnet® recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center in January 2019

Our promise to you:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It's about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

Schedule: Monday - Friday

Shift : Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 5:00PM; 40 hours a week

Location: AdventHealth Shawnee Mission

9100 West 74th Street, Merriam, KS 66204

The community you'll be caring for:

At AdventHealth Shawnee Mission, formerly Shawnee Mission Medical Center, you're more than just a number on a chart. You're a whole person, who functions best when physically, emotionally, and spiritually fit. Find whole-person care, dedicated teams and staff, and a wide variety of medical services, all at our hospital in Shawnee Mission, Kansas.

The role you'll contribute:

The Clinical Documentation Specialist (CDS) is part of the Quality Management department. The CDS assists physicians and other healthcare providers in accurate documentation to support the appropriate clinical picture/ level of severity of patient. In addition, the CDS facilitates modification to clinical documentation supporting the appropriate clinical picture/level of severity rendered to hospital patients and collaborates with the HIM inpatient coding staff to assist their understanding/clarification of documentation leading to appropriately assigning MSDRG representing the patient severity of illness/resource consumption. As a part of the care team assists other team members in identifying opportunities to improve integrity of healthcare documentation .

The value you'll bring to the team:

• Works cooperatively with physicians and other providers to assure integrity of clinical documentation.

• Utilizes CDI software and documentation of work product is consistent with goals of the department and AHS.

• Through collaboration with AHS, HIM, and Management, documents and analyzes data and develops reports as needed to assist in the review and analysis of data to identify opportunities for improvement.

• Facilitates modification to the clinical documentation supporting the clinical picture/level of severity rendered to all patients at the hospital.

• Assists in efforts to improve and streamline the process and workflow of the department.

Qualifications
The expertise and experiences you'll need to succeed :

• Kansas Registered Nurse License

• Associate's Degree; Bachelor's Degree preferred

• 1 to 2 Years of Position-Related Experience

• RN Clinical Experience

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